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TUESDAY, Loffin Elected New President Of Water Group " Sams Valley-George Loftin was elected president of the jiewly reactivated Sams Valley'- Beagle Water Develop ment association meeting last eck. Other officers are Ralph ejamcs, secretary - treasurer, Albert Straus, C. W. McDon- Ough and Bill Bray, all direc tors.' j Two more directors will be added at a later meeting, il was announced at the meet ing attended by approximate ly 30 persons. Claude Eaker, director of thet'Rogue Basin Flood Con trol and Water Resources as sociation, gave a report of the present status of the Rogue basin study. He report ed also on the history of the association's activities, the present status of the project and what is expected to hap pen with completion of the report and following the hear ing next summer. The Rogue basin appropriations bill is expected to be ready for in troduction into Congress in the spring of 1962, he said. Old Officers Report Past officers, who Include Ben Day, former president ' and James, former secretary reported on what they did when the association was ac tive earlier. Then primary purpose was to keep the basin study alive during 1950-51. However, the association foil ed in its purpose then. Two-fold purpose now is to keep the residents of the Sams Valley-Beagle area advised as to what is being done as far as water development is con cerned and to provide a means by which the area people can make their voices heard so they can help in de signing a program which best fits the need of people in the area. Tracadie, on St.' George's Bay In Nova Scotia, was set tled by French colonists in 1776. There's an easier way to get m for the holidays SEE COMMERCIAL CREDIT PLAN Call on the Commercial Credit Plan whenever you can use extra cash. Our personal loan service is fast, friendly and convenient. 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In use of irrigation water these days the farmer almost has to consider recreational use. More and more people are using reservoirs such as Howard Prairie, Hyatt and Emigrant in Jackson county for recreation. The public must be informed repeatedly that primary use of such reservoir water is for irrigation of farm crops. men comes power use, and Even before Howard Prairie many arguments from ardent should be set which would be sportsmen were tactfully informed that the water must be drawn down as low as necessary , to irrigate the Rogue valley mill trees, pasture lands and specialty crops. Such a priority will remain, but recreational use is in creasing so greatly that authorities on that subject refer to the "recreation explosion. It figured into all reservoir uses The irrigation people also have a hot stove league only it consists of a scries of reclamation association meetings. During the meeting of the National Reclamation association at Bakersfield in November, Marshall N. Dana, assistant to the president of the U. S. said, "The average cost of a pound. Spending for recreation Is three times the interest we pay on our national Indebtedness. It is two-thirds the spending for national defense. It is 15 times the spending of the government for reclamation since the reclamation act was passed. "And the inclusion of reasonable fees for the enjoy ment of recreational facilities in water development projects tne recreationists in their multi-billionn dollar SDendine.' Dana said. In other words, when the government constructs reservoir it Includes the cost recreation facilities. The farmer nave to reimburse the government for this cost as he docs for the rest of the project. There have been some bitter slow development of such recreational resources in Jackson county. Such publicity has brought a strong vocal opposition against recreational developments opposition which was not expressed before, according to Countv Judge Earl Miller. He refers to many communications he has received. He also says that he would have to call in the county budget committee to transfer any unused funds from one depart ment to recreational planning and use. After all the red tape could be unwound we would be close to another budget year, he said. The county judge also staled legally be withdrawn from the county emergency fund for recreational development. Unfortunately, the county judge had a nasty experience early in his term when he tried to short-cut legality. Although his motives were pure, he never forgot the sharp lesson. Now, everything is according to the book, the law book. He may be right for following the book, the law says he is. But, meanwhile a lot of rec reational development which in tne season is only on the drawing board. We wish that all the doubting Thomases could take a good thorough look at a booklet on recreation published by the state of California. Each colored dot on a map of Cali fornia represents a recreation site. The great clusters of dots look as if somebody spit at juice. These are silcs which were developed through public use or were created by the state through ned. But, getting off the cracker "The most conservative estimates place the money value of the recreation Industry at better than $30 billion a year. This breaks down not only into gas and tires, but into con sumption of Irrigated land products through patronage of eating places and market. Dana also points out that motorboat to every seven cars, skiers trailing along behind million licensed anglers, not counting youngsters arid oldsters who do not buy licenses, drop or lakes. Dana estimates there tionists who swim. While the Germans talked World War 11, Americans need This former newspaper man needs 50 acres of water to operate in and four such outfits perhaps 200 acres. Dana points to a number of problems involved with increased recreational use of water: Need for general zoning to keep the ski-boats from running down the fishermen, new techniques of land and forest management, need for multiple cooperation as well as multiple use, need lor conservation use of such recreational resources "for the people, by the people, and of the people;" and luck of federal general policy or uniform approach to concessions, land leasing and establishment of fees. "While efforts to turn the development and management of reservoir areas over to local political entities and states have met with some success, there is no uniform policy con cerning what the federal government will and will not do," Dana pointed out. He said the U. S. Corps of Army Engineers and bureau of reclamation should set down details on how leasing of land and concessions should be handled, specific guidelines for transferring the reservoir area management to a stale or other local interest. FOR OREGON, TOO? An article in Friday's San Fran cisco Chronicle reported that, "California came one step closer Thursday lo establishing Its first minimum wage for farm workers." The article explained that the proposed minimum would apply only to women and minors, but Its passage would be a big boost lo a drive for a minimum wage for men. Thursday, the Industrial hearings on this proposal for San Francisco, Feb. 3 and from a state agriculture wage the wage board had protested Eight worker representatives on the wage board recom mended a minimum wage of $1.25 an hour, according to the article. Its chairman, Daniel G. Aldrich, dean of agri culture, University of California, recommended a "floor" of 80 to 90 cents. . A companion article mentioned that Norman Smith, California director of the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee told a state senate committee on labor and wel fare that collective bargaining in good faith is the answer to strikes. Several (arm workers from northern California told the committee that their families have poor pay, miserable living conditions and the braccro program and increased mechaniza tion reduces the domestic labor force. However Edward F. Hayes, former chief of the state farm placement service, told the committee that many farm laborers are "derelicts" who don't really want to work regularly. The Mexican National program is needed because of the unavailability of qualified domestic workers. Hayes after that, recreational use came into full use we heard sportsmen that a water level beneficial to the fishery. Such is important and must be now. National Bank of Portland sport-caught fish is $1.87 a that represent an added cost will add no uniust burden to of constructing some basic using project water does not words flung out about the firmly that money could not could) have been started early it with a multi-hucd tobacco box, Marshall Dana says, "in this country there is one with some two million water the boats." Approximately 28 their lines in streams, rivers are about 100 million vaca i about living room prior to more and more play room. estimates that a boat and skier welfare commission set public ' Los Angeles, Feb. 1 and 2, and 4. The recommendation came board. Farmer members of the recommendation. GARDEN TIPS By JOHN McLOUGHLIN County Extension Agent The poinsettia plant is al most as symbolic of Christ mas as the Christmas tree. A few precautions in the placement and care of your poinsettia will give added weeks to the life of your plant. Be sure the plant you pur chase is in a strong healthy condition. The size of the flower bract and stem and the presence of lower leaves are points to consider in choosing a quality plant. The ideal location for a poinsettia would be a sunny, draft-free location with humid atmosphere and a tem perature of 60 degrees. Such an ideal location exists in very few if any homes. How ever, keeping the plant in a location approaching this ideal will add to its bloom life. Keep the soil moist and the plant away from sources of heat as the humidity in these areas is greatly reduced. The humidity may be increased around the plant by placing the pot in a tray or container partially filled with a media such as pebbles or sand. The tray is then filled with water to a point just below the level at which the pot is set in the media. Leaves Will Fall Poinsettia leaves will event ually fall naturally and the plants should be allowed to go dormant. Place the plants in a cool, dark place until spring. Do not water the plant during this dormant period. When the ground warms up and danger of frost has pas sed, plant the poinsettia in a sunny position in the garden. The plant may be removed from the pot or the pot may be plunged up to its rim. Cut the stems back to two eyes. Water and fertilize the plants through the summer. Flower formation in poin- Midway Auction Has Lively Bill Bray, proprietor of Midway Auction yard here, eportcd a very active market during last Friday's regular auction sale. He reported 314 cattle were sold. Hereford steer calves, 300 to 400 pounds, brought $24.50 to $26.60 per hundredweight. Steer calves, 400 to 500 pounds, brought 325 to $26.20. Hereford heifer calves, 300 to 400 pounds, brought $22.50 to $24.10. . Yearling Hereford steers brought $23 to $24.80 and yearling Hereford heifers $20 to $22.75. Holslein steers sold for $16 to $17.10. Choice veal calves sold from $-23 to $26, medium to good sold $20 to $24. Bulls sold $18 to $19.10. Slaughter cows, utility, sold at $'5 to $16.40; cutters, from $12.50 to $14.75, and canners from $10 lo $12 Bray noted that prices have been steady and on the rise all fall. The' three feeder sales held this fall totalled $426.- 934.75. The all-comers sale held earlier this month was added on to the usual two fall feeder sales sponsored by the Jackson County Livestock was ousted for to the article. The statistics are In also from Wisconsn. There the number of dairy plants dropped from 2,528 in 1945 to 1,776 in 1955 and 1,302 currently. This emphasizes the need for milk producers to belong to strong, soundly operated and financed cooperatives, dairy authorities said. Plenty of opportunities still exist for youth ip agricul tural or in the production of foods, according to a recent study by the Institute of Food Technologists. Industry needs twice as many food technologists in the next five years as are now being trained, one shelves didn't exist 10 years ducts which will be available. in 1970 are still being de-! velopcd. Our dearest holiday wish for you to celebrate a good old fashioned Christmas . . C. C. AND SADIE WILLIAMS Rogue Valley Proven Sire Service Red Bluff Bull Sale Set Feb. 3 Red Bluff, Calif. - Dan Thornton, former governor of Colorado and nationally- known Hereford breeder, has accepted an invitation to be master of ceremonies at the 20th Anniversary Red Bluff Bull Sale banquet here Feb. 3, Charles F. Stover, sale chair man, announced today. Thornton is a Colorado trustee of the National Cow boy Hall of Fajne, now under construction at Oklahoma City. A Hereford bull donated by Fred Dressier of Gardner- rville, Nevada, president of the American National Cattle men's association, will be sold for the benefit of the cowboy shrine on Feb. 4, immediately preceding the sale of 426 Hereford bulls consigned by 65 leading Hereford breeders from eight western states. A total of 525 Hereford Shorthorn and Angus bulls have been consigned to the 1961 sale by 83 breeders throughout the West. The Red Bluff Bull Sale is the largest sale of selected and graded service-age bulls in the United States. settias is correlated with short day length as in chry santhemums. Therefore, do not expect the poinsettia to flower naturally in your sum mer garden. Flowering re sults may be obtained by arti ficial shading as with chry sanlhemums. The best way to have house sized plants for next Christ mas would be to take cuttings in the fall. Make the cuttings with four or five nodes. Re member, to bring these cut tings into flower you must keep them away from arti ficial lighting. Turin, Italy - (UPII - Nine persons, including an entire family of seven, were killed Sunday when a rain-triggered avalanche swept through the tiny hamlet of Tournin in the Alpine foothills region south west of here. Three houses were destroyed and eight oth ers damaged by the landslide in the 3,600-foot high hamlet. Market association'. During that- sale 1,047 head sold for $116 764.84. Most of the animals sold were Holsteins. Twenty Holstein Springer H ei f e r s sold at $200 to $232.50. A pen lot of 23 heif ers sold at $195 a head. Hol stein yearlings and two-year- old heifers sold for $15.75 to $16.50. Holstein steers sold at $16 to $17.50. Good to choice Hereford steer calves brought from $25 to $27.30; medium to good steer calves $20 to $24; me dium to good heifer calves $18 to $22. Good to choice Yearling Hereford steers brought $23 to $24.50 and medium lo good Hereford steers $20 to $22.50. Good to choice yearling Here ford heifers brought $20 to $22, and medium to good heifers $17 to $20. Stock cows with calves at their side brought $185 to $230 per pair, and stock cows $150 to $177.50 per head. During the sale a steer owned by Jim Corson, Apple gate, brought $27.20. This was out of Beau Donald of the Golden Real bulls. It was pur chased by Minch Meat com pany, Red Bluff. alleged favoritism to growers, according third of all food Hems on the ago and half of all food pro MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. Public Range Land Topic For Stockmen's Meeting Much of the discussion at Thursday's annual meeting of the Jackson County Stock men's association centered on public range land use. Egg Prices Rise Egg prices rose slightly and egg supplies are lower than a year ago, according to a market analysis by Stephen G. Marks, extension agricul tural economist. Egg prices to producers climbed three cents a dozen on the low side of the price range for Double A large and mediums since late November, Marks said. Smalls rose 8 cents on the low side of the price range. Prices to producers on Dec. 12 ranged from 49 to 522 cents a dozen on Double A extra large, 47 to 50V& cents on Double A large, 44 to 45 cents on Grade A large, 43 to 47'i cents on mediums and 32 to 40 lA cents on smalls. Current egg prices range 10 to most 12 cents higher than a year ago on the large sizes. Mediums are up 15 cents and smalls are priced nine to 14 cents higher. "Egg production will re main below year earlier levels for several months, at least," Marks reported. "There are fewer layers, about 5 per cent. As December started, the U.S. laying pack was es timated 4 per cent smaller than on Dec. 1, 1959, and the smallest since 1937." How To Prune Told In New Booklet Homeowners who wish In formation regarding the prun ing of fruit trees and shrubs may obtain a free booklet about this from the county agricultural extension office at the county courthouse. Orchardists started pruning the pear trees as soon as the majority of the leaves fell, County Agent Clifford B. Cor- dy said. The pruning will con tinue all winter. Object- of the pruning, he explained, is to remove old growth which is badly spurred so It rotates the growth. t K . "s v , ' :'"VW FEEDS More Meat, More Eggs, More Milk per Ton of Feed ALL YEAR LONG WFA Feeds are milled to produce profit on the farm not at the mill! Each is formulated to insure vigorous growth, and top production with greater returns on every feed dollars. Whatever your feed needs . . . your profit is greater when you use the personalized services of your local Medfo. d 4th and Fir The panel discussion was moderated by Francis Krause, Applegate rancher. Others on the panel were Bob Torheim, In charge of range manage ment for the Rogue National Forest, and Neil Suttell, Ap plegate ranger; John Carne gie and John Birch, of the bureau of land management. During the question and answer program items discus sed were revegetating , de pleted ranges, range improve ments, stock watering facil ities, fences on public lands and the need for more of them and the new BLM per mittee system, U.S. Forest Service men re ported that plans for the re vegetation work this year jiave been pretty well made. Lack of money makes it diffi cult to do as much as should be done, it was pointed out. Current program is to revebe tate about 20 acres this year in the Silver Fork basin of the Applegate. This compares to the thousands of acres which need revegetation work. Only way to get range im provement work done is for the government to buy the materials and the stockmen to do the work. This, too, has to be on a limited basis due to lack of funds. Only fencing done so far is the construction of range division fences, range zone fences and drift fences. Some of the ranchers Thurs day plainly didn't like the hew BLM system of issuing grazing leases to grazing asso ciations only such as the Applegate Stockmen's asso ciation, Lake Creek Stock men's association and others. Formerly, the permits were issued to individual permits tees. However, apparent aim of the new system is to elim inate the terrific bookkeep ing problem involved in issu ing permits to so many ranch ers. Under, the new system, the stock association does the bookwork for the individual permittees and bills each as sociation member for grazing fees, then it pays the BLM a lump sum each year. The association also must deter mine who should graze cat tle, and how many should be grazed based on the carrying THE BEST IN SANTA'S PACK... , Gl capacity of the range. Stockmen objected that the associations would have to do all the book work. Actually, the BLM district office only keeps the permit as only one entity, it was explained. It is really nothing new for BLM. This is the first year the local district has required the new system. New Assessment Plan The association agreed to a new method of voluntary as sessment for the beef council. Under the new system, the cattlemen will automatically be assessed 10 cents a head as their stock is sold in the dif ferent sales. Those stockmen who, from time to time, don't want to be assessed can apply for a refund through the coun cil. This is aimed at avoiding the present cumbersome meth od of collection which involv es too much bookwork for livestock auction yards. Cur rently, the stockman indicates on his brand slip whether he wishes to be assessed, then the auction yard people have to go through checking each slip and make a notation of those to be assessed and those who don't. 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Leroy Offenbacher, Apple gate, was elected new presi dent of the stockmen; Eddia Meeker, Phoenix, vice presi dent, and Don Nichols, Ash land, treasurer and Earl Jossy, county agent, secretary. New officers for the Cow Belles are Mrs. John Bohnert, Central Point, president; Mrs. Ed Meeker, vice president, and Mrs. Bill Bigham, secretary-treasurer. Fireplace Materials and Natural Stone So. Oregon's Complete Masonry Supply INTERSTATE STONE CO. 2144 W. Main SP 2-9912 KE EP SPring 3-4061
